Originally Posted by queerpunk
People have had varying experiences with Rubino Pros. When i was using them (brakeless and with a brake but relying on skips, skids, and resistance to stop), I was gentle, doing far more resistance and light skips than skidding. The rear lasted four months before getting really square edged. I can still use that tire - it's not down to the casing or anything - but I don't. I flatted once. Some people have destroyed these tires in a day, a week, a month, but I found that they absorbed a lot of abuse. I guess they are just heavily variable.
I destroyed a Rubino Pro in two days and the second one by the end of the week... I think it's all by the batch and luck of the draw... I've had Panaracer T-Servs for 8 months with maybe 2 flats, while friends that had them on road bikes would flat them constantly in a month. I just bought some Gatorskins for a new build, I'm curious how they'll do.